Java.util.logging - Problem with setting different Levels for each Handler

Question

Hello all,
I am having issues setting up the java.util.logging system to use multiple handlers.
I will paste the relevant code below, but basically I have 3 Handlers. One is a custom handler that opens a JOptionPane dialog with the specified error, the others are ConsoleHandler and FileHandler. I want Console and File to display ALL levels, and I want the custom handler to only display SEVERE levels.
As it is now, all log levels are being displayed in the JOptionPane, and the Console is displaying duplicates.
Here is the code that sets up the logger:
logger = Logger.getLogger("lib.srr.applet");
// I have tried both with and without the following statement          
logger.setLevel(Level.ALL);
// Log to file for all levels FINER and up
FileHandler fh = new FileHandler("mylog.log");
fh.setFormatter(new SimpleFormatter());
fh.setLevel(Level.FINER);
// Log to console for all levels FINER and up
ConsoleHandler ch = new ConsoleHandler();
ch.setLevel(Level.FINER);
// Log SEVERE levels to the User, through a JOptionPane message dialog
SRRUserAlertHandler uah = new SRRUserAlertHandler();
uah.setLevel(Level.SEVERE);
uah.setFormatter(new SRRUserAlertFormatter());
// Add handlers
logger.addHandler(fh);
logger.addHandler(ch);
logger.addHandler(uah);
logger.info(fh.getLevel().toString() + " -- " + ch.getLevel().toString() + " -- " + uah.getLevel().toString());
logger.info("Logger Initialized.");Both of those logger.info() calls displays to the SRRUserAlertHandler, despite the level being set to SEVERE.
The getLevel calls displays the proper levels: "FINER -- FINER -- SEVERE"
When I start up the applet, I get the following in the console:
Apr 28, 2009 12:01:34 PM lib.srr.applet.SRR initLogger
INFO: FINER -- FINER -- SEVERE
Apr 28, 2009 12:01:34 PM lib.srr.applet.SRR initLogger
INFO: FINER -- FINER -- SEVERE
Apr 28, 2009 12:01:40 PM lib.srr.applet.SRR initLogger
INFO: Logger Initialized.
Apr 28, 2009 12:01:40 PM lib.srr.applet.SRR initLogger
INFO: Logger Initialized.
Apr 28, 2009 12:01:41 PM lib.srr.applet.SRR init
INFO: Preparing Helper Files.
Apr 28, 2009 12:01:41 PM lib.srr.applet.SRR init
INFO: Preparing Helper Files.
Apr 28, 2009 12:01:42 PM lib.srr.applet.SRR init
INFO: Getting PC Name.
Apr 28, 2009 12:01:42 PM lib.srr.applet.SRR init
INFO: Getting PC Name.
Apr 28, 2009 12:01:42 PM lib.srr.applet.SRR init
INFO: Finished Initialization.
Apr 28, 2009 12:01:42 PM lib.srr.applet.SRR init
INFO: Finished Initialization.Notice they all display twice. Each of those are also being displayed to the user through the JOptionPane dialogs.
Any ideas how I can properly set this up to send ONLY SEVERE to the user, and FINER and up to the File/Console?
Thanks!
Edit:
Just in case, here is the code for my SRRUserAlertHandler:
public class SRRUserAlertHandler extends Handler {
     public void close() throws SecurityException {
     public void flush() {
     public void publish(LogRecord arg0) {
          JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, arg0.getMessage());
}Edited by: compbry15 on Apr 28, 2009 9:44 AM

Answer 1

For now I have fixed the issue of setLevel not working by making a Filter class:
public class SRRUserAlertFilter implements Filter {
     public boolean isLoggable(LogRecord arg0) {
          if (arg0.getLevel().intValue() >= Level.WARNING.intValue()) {
               System.err.println(arg0.getLevel().intValue() + " -- " + Level.WARNING.intValue());
               return true;
          return false;
}My new SRRUserAlertHandler goes like this now:
public class SRRUserAlertHandler extends Handler {
     public void close() throws SecurityException {
     public void flush() {
     public void publish(LogRecord arg0) {
          Filter theFilter = this.getFilter();
          if (theFilter.isLoggable(arg0))
               JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, arg0.getMessage());
}This is ugly as sin .. but I cannot be required to change an external config file when this is going in an applet.
After much searching around, this logging api is quite annoying at times. I have seen numerous other people run into problems with it not logging specific levels, or logging too many levels, etc. A developer should be able to complete configure the system without having to modify external config files.
Does anyone else have another solution?